IN BRIEF Property looted:BHAKTAPUR: A group of six armed persons on Sunday night looted property worth Rs 100,000 from the house of Madan Kaphley at Balkot-6 of Bhaktapur. According to police, the gang of masked persons overpowered the family members and took... Horoscopes 22 Feb, 2005
Indian N-E groups reject NSCN’s merger demand Himalayan News ServiceGuwahati, February 21: Several rebel groups in India’s northeast have rejected demands by a tribal separatist group in Nagaland for integrating all Naga inhabited areas in the region. Militant outfits in the states of Assam and... Women 21 Feb, 2005
Food security Challenges facing Nepal’s agriculture Bishwambher Pyakuryal: The average yield in Nepal has fallen from 157 per cent to 61 per cent of the South Asian average. Food availability over time has increased in other countries in South Asia but decreased in Nepal during the period 1991-2001.... 21 Feb, 2005
IN OTHER WORDS Starting over:Sarah Scantlin, 38, has begun reconnecting with her life after lying in a nursing home bed, unable to speak, for 20 years. Her family and doctors say she emerged from her long unresponsive state thinking it was still the 1980s. She had... 21 Feb, 2005
Consumers deprived of subsidised kerosene Himalayan News ServiceBiratnagar, February 18:People in the eastern region have been deprived of subsidised kerosene after the Salt Trading Corporation outlets stopped selling the fuel following a change in Nepal Oil Corporation’s policy regarding... Travel 18 Feb, 2005
Steamy trailblazer Isha MoktanKathmandu:Guts, glory, and pluck… she’s got it all. In a man’s world she’s proved there’s nothing a woman can’t achieve. That’s Abhaya for you! “I could not find a band that shared my vision for a long time.” Red Sky Walker... Travel Abroad 17 Feb, 2005
TOPICS : Ensuring road safety in Nepal Murali Dhar Pokhrel:Ensuring road safety has become an important national problem in Nepal. Yet very little has been done about it. We have data on road accidents each year, but we need to analyse accidents in much more detail to find out the major... 17 Feb, 2005
Hoarding boards The Kathmandu Metropolitan City is now removing hoarding boards from designated areas of the district unless they are registered with the government. The city streets are lined with such boards, many of which, however, are erected without the consent... 17 Feb, 2005
Tourism promo in Thailand Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 17:As part of a confidence building campaign, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), in co-ordination with the ministry of culture, tourism and civil aviation, the Royal Nepali Embassy, Thailand and Royal Nepal Airlines... 17 Feb, 2005
LETTERS Improve efficiency: All of us are aware that Nepal Bank Ltd and Rastriya Banijya Bank have been under foreign management for quite sometime and they have claimed success in reviving those two banks. Their contracts were renewed recently most probably... 16 Feb, 2005
Kidnappers held Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 16:Kathmandu District Police Office have arrested six persons on charges of kidnapping Santaman Shrestha and his son Subash Shrestha from Gothatar, Kathmandu. Santaman is an employee at the Royal Nepal Airlines... Horoscopes 16 Feb, 2005
Surprise check finds officials playing hookey Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 14:Several among the staff at the Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal and Tribhuwan International Airport were found to be absent during office hours, during a surprise check... Horoscopes 15 Feb, 2005
